![]() ![]() They are also seeking declarations that they are entitled to receive the report and that an alleged refusal to commit to releasing the final report constitutes a breach of fundamental fairness. The Costellos want the court to compel the HSE to make the final report available. Senior counsel Eoin Carolan told the High Court today there were serious concerns about a desktop review now being proposed. The court was told that he had complex mental problems and had been granted unsupervised leave when it was allegedly known he was a suicide risk.Īn external review was commissioned by the HSE three years ago and the Costellos say the report from that review should be made available to them. ![]() He was a voluntary patient at the Acute Mental Health Unit at University Hospital Galway but was only supposed to leave the unit in the company of his family or occupational therapists. ![]() Jamie Costello from Cornadulla, Co Galway, was taken from the water at the Cliffs of Moher on 1 October 2019. The parents of a 25-year-old man who died by suicide have taken a High Court action aimed at having an external review of his care released.ĭr Alan Costello and Denise Costello settled a court action in 2021 over the death of their son Jamie and received an apology from the mental health service he was using. ![]()
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